Washington State Ferries
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Area Served | Puget Sound, Washington (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap counties) |
Fleet Size | 23 |
Number of Routes | 10 |
Ridership | 61,745 (2013) |
Operated by the State of Washington under the WSDOT.
- Note: Vessels with golden strip painted on the whistle have been in service for Washington State Ferries for 50 years.
Current Routes
Route name | Terminals | State Route Designation | Annual Ridership[1] | Annual Vehicles Carried[1] | Notes | |||
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Anacortes–Sidney BC | Sidney, British Columbia | Friday Harbor, San Juan Island | Anacortes | SR-20 Spur | 123,001 | 42,589 |
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Anacortes–San Juan Islands | Friday Harbor, San Juan Island | 2,009,438 | 947,064 |
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Lopez Island | ||||||||
Shaw Island | ||||||||
Orcas Island | ||||||||
Inter-island | Friday Harbor, San Juan Island | Orcas Island | Shaw Island | Lopez Island |
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Port Townsend–Coupeville | Port Townsend | Coupeville, Whidbey Island | SR-20 | 819,285 | 372,130 |
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Mukilteo–Clinton | Clinton, Whidbey Island | Mukilteo | SR-525 | 4,073,761 | 2,234,650 | |||
Edmonds–Kingston | Kingston | Edmonds | SR-104 | 4,114,181 | 2,127,315 | |||
Seattle–Bainbridge Island | Winslow, Bainbridge Island | Seattle (Colman Dock) | SR-305 | 6,429,853 | 1,929,617 | |||
Seattle–Bremerton | Bremerton | Seattle (Colman Dock) | SR-304 | 2,739,926 | 673,815 | |||
Fauntleroy–Vashon | Vashon Island | West Seattle (Fauntleroy) | SR-160 | 3,059,587 | 1,738,721 |
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Fauntleroy–Southworth | Southworth | West Seattle (Fauntleroy) | ||||||
Southworth–Vashon | Southworth | Vashon Island | 200,672 | 109,548 | ||||
Point Defiance–Tahlequah | Tahlequah, Vashon Island | Tacoma Point Defiance Park | SR-163 | 812,786 | 473,924 |
Current Classes
Puget Sound Vessels
Current roster
Name | Thumbnail | Year | City built | Class | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Current Route | Notes |
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Tacoma | 1997 | Seattle, WA | Jumbo Mark II Class | 202 | 2500 | Seattle–Bainbridge Island | ||
Wenatchee | 1998 | Seattle, WA | Jumbo Mark II Class | 202 | 2500 | Seattle–Bainbridge Island | ||
Puyallup | 1999 | Seattle, WA | Jumbo Mark II Class | 202 | 2500 | Edmonds–Kingston | ||
Spokane | 1972 | Seattle, WA | Jumbo Class | 188 | 2000 | Edmonds–Kingston | ||
Walla Walla | 1973 | Seattle, WA | Jumbo Class | 188 | 2000 | |||
Hyak | 1967 | San Diego, CA | Super Class | 144 | 2000 | Anacortes–San Juan Islands |
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Kaleetan | 1967 | San Diego, CA | Super Class | 144 | 2000 | Seattle–Bremerton |
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Yakima | 1967 | San Diego, CA | Super Class | 144 | 2000 | Anacortes–San Juan Islands |
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Elwha | 1967 | San Diego, CA | Super Class | 144 | 2000 (1)
1090 (2) |
Anacortes–Sidney BC Summers only |
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Tokitae | 2014 | Seattle, WA | Olympic class | 144 | 1500 | Mukilteo / Clinton | ||
Samish | 2015 | Seattle, WA | Olympic class | 144 | 1500 | Anacortes–San Juan Islands | ||
Chimacum | 2017 | Seattle, Wa | Olympic Class | 144 | 1500 | Seattle–Bremerton |
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Suquamish | 2018 | Seattle, WA | Olympic Class | 144 | 1500 | Mukilteo–Clinton |
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Issaquah | 1979 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (124) | 124 | 1200 |
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Kitties | 1980 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (124) | 124 | 1200 | Mukilteo–Clinton |
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Kitsap | 1980 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (124) | 124 | 1200 | Standby |
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Cathlamet | 1981 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (124) | 124 | 1200 | Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth |
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Chelan | 1981 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (124) | 124 | 1200 (1)
1090 (2) |
Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth |
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Sealth | 1982 | Seattle, Wa | Issaquah Class (90) | 90 | 1200 | Fauntleroy–Vashon-Southworth |
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Tillikum | 1959 | Seattle, WA | Evergreen State class | 87 | 1061 | Inter-island |
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Chetzemoka | 2010 | Seattle, Wa | Kwa-di Tabil class | 64 | 748 | Point Defiance–Tahlequah |
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Salish | 2011 | Seattle, Wa | Kwa-di Tabil class | 64 | 748 | Port Townsend–Coupeville Second vessel during the late Spring, Summer, early Fall Standby |
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Kennewick | 2011 | Seattle, Wa | Kwa-di Tabil class | 64 | 748 | Port Townsend–Coupeville |
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Foot notes
- (1) means domestic routes in the system
- (2) means trips on Anacortes / Sidney B.C.
Columbia River
Name | Thumbnail | Year | City built | Class | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Route(s) served | Notes |
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Sanpoli | 2013 | Seattle, WA | None | 20 | 149 | Keller ferry |
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Retired vessels
Puget Sound Vessels
Name | Thumbnail | Year | City built | Class | Vehicle capacity | Passenger capacity | Route(s) served | Notes |
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Hiyu | 1967 | Portland, Or | Hiyu Class | 34 | 199 | Spare |
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Evergreen State | 1954 | Seattle, Wa | Evergreen State class | 87 | 854 | Anacortes / San Juan Islands Interisland |
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Klahowya | 1958 | Seattle, WA | Evergreen State class | 87 | 792 | Anacortes / San Juan Islands Interisland |
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Rhododendron | Rhododendron Class | |||||||
Quinault | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Illahee | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Klickitat | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Nisqually | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Willapa | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Enetai | Steel Electric Class | |||||||
Kalakala |
Passenger Only Vessels
These vessels where intend to make the commute faster from Vashon Island and Bremerton.
Name | Thumbnail | Year | City built | Passenger capacity | Route(s) served | Notes |
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Chinook | 1998 | Anacortes, WA | 350 | Seattle / Bremerton |
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Snohomish | 1999 | Anacortes, WA | 350 | Seattle / Bremerton |
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Skagit | 1989 | New Orleans, LA | 230 | Seattle / Vashon | ||
Kalama | 1989 | New Orleans, LA | 230 | Seattle / Vashon | ||
Tyee | 1985 | Seattle / Vashon
Seattle / Bremerton |
External Links
Official websites
- www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries
- www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/vesselwatch/Vessels
- www.wsdot.wa.gov/Regions/Eastern/KellerFerry